Skmer: assembly-free and alignment-free sample identification using genome skims
- Award ID(s):
- 1815485
- PAR ID:
- 10097794
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Genome Biology
- Volume:
- 20
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1474-760X
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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